We're all Iranians now

We're all Iranians now. At least since 2000 America has become a much bigger threat to world peace than the old USSR ever was. 

In fact back in the 1980s my callow young self saw that the cold war kept the peace. 

Now Iran is fighting to break the American empire with great courage, manliness, intelligence and arguably even morality, all things the US appears singularly to lack in this war. 

I wonder though why Iran agreed to this sham ceasefire. They surely don't trust the Americans. 

I think they are making a mistake. The Americans have some reason for wanting a pause.

I doubt if Iran can force the US out of the Middle East but it would be good for everyone, most of all the US and Israel, if they do. 

A close (and very philo-Semitic) Romanian friend, whose child learns Hebrew at the Jewish School, said to me a week ago "I support Iran! Not because I am left-wing or right-wing but because they were attacked'. I imagine most middle-of-the-road people agree.